Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students (FOGS)

Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program

Description/Eligibility:

  • Applicants must be academic high-achievers (3.0 or better GPA).
  • Applicants must be US citizens or visa-holding Permanent Residents of African American, Asian, Pacific Island, Native American, Native Alaskan, or Hispanic descent.
  • They must be enrolled as a full time undergraduate or graduate student in any of the following technical fields:
    • Chemistry
    • Information Management
    • Computing & Software Systems
    • Material Science
    • Printing Management Science
    • Laser Optics
    • Physics
    • Material Science
    • Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical, or Software)

Award/Stipend: $1,000 - $10,000 (depending on tuition balance, academic excellence and classification)

Deadline: September 30 of the current year


Charles and Kathleen Manatt Democracy Studies Fellowship Program

Description/Eligibility:

  • Graduate students working towards a degree in international relations, political science, public administration or a related area (including international students)
  • Ph.D. candidates should be pre-dissertation students only.
  • Applications must be postmarked by 14 April 2008 to the address below.
  • Students must be attending a university in the American Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, or Wisconsin).

Award/Stipend: Full tuition and fees; paid summer internship(s); $10,000 stipend over 3 semesters/four quarters for Master's students; $14,000 stipend in year 1 of the PhD program.

Deadline: April 14, 2008


GEM Fellowship
(Engineering and science graduate fellowship for under-represented groups)

 

Description/Eligibility:

  • Members of the under-represented groups in science and engineering (American Indian/Native, African American/Black, Hispanic American/Latino;
  • Applicants must be a US citizen;
  • Must sign up to take the GRE at time of application; 
  • Must agree to identify a minimum of three GEM Member Universities to apply to graduate school
  • Must be a junior, senior, or graduate of an engineering or computer science program (for Master's a program)
  • Must be a senior, masters student, or graduate of an engineering or applied science program (for a PhD program)
  • Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.8 (for Master's program) and 3.0 (for PhD program)
  • Must contractually agree to intern with a GEM Employer member

Award/Stipend: Full tuition and fees; paid summer internship(s); $10,000 stipend over 3 semesters/four quarters for Master's students; $14,000 stipend in year 1 of the PhD program.

Deadline: November 1


Harriet Harvey Memorial Scholarship
(applications can be obtained at OU Foundation phone: 405-321-1174)

Description/Eligibility: Awarded to current University of Oklahoma students on the basis of demonstrated high scholastic ability and standards of personal conduct. Financial need is of secondary importance. The student’s chosen field of endeavor is not a factor in selection.
Schools, colleges, departments or other advisory units are invited to make nominations.  Students should not apply for this scholarship.  All nomination forms should be accompanied by one letter of recommendation from an appropriate person or committee describing personal attributes and activities of the nominee. 

Award/Stipend: Varies

Deadline: March 14, 2008


The John W. Kluge Center Scholarships
(Research Opportunities at the Library of Congress)

Description/Eligibility: The Center accommodates Fellows in-residence who pursue research in the Library's collections.

Award/Stipend: Varies

Deadline: July-August (annually)


East-West Center Student Affiliate Scholar Program

Description/Eligibility: Graduate students from universities world-wide, to work on research for a thesis or dissertation. Priority given to graduate students with research interests in the Asia Pacific region.

Award/Stipend: Varies

Deadline: Varies


Asia Pacific Leadership Program

Description/Eligibility: Early- to mid-career professionals; currently enrolled graduate students; and recent university graduates from all countries.

Award/Stipend: Varies

Deadline: February


Ford Foundation, International Fellowships Program (IFP)  

Description/Eligibility: Countries currently represented at the EWC: China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Check the Ford IFP web site for complete list of eligible countries.

Award/Stipend: Varies

Deadline: Varies


The East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowships

Description/Eligibility: Master's and Doctoral students

Award/Stipend: Varies

Deadline: Varies


Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers

Description/Eligibility: Doctorate or comparable academic degree, completed less than four years prior to the date of application. Candidates who have nearly completed their doctoral degrees are eligible to apply provided that they submit the manuscript of their dissertation or publications containing the results of their dissertation.

Award/Stipend: EUR 2,250 (monthly)

Deadline: No deadlines


Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers

Description/Eligibility: For scientists and scholars who completed a doctoral degree within twelve years to the date of application.

Award/Stipend: EUR 2,450 (monthly)

Deadline: No deadlines

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